Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

The Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) at Stanford Hall is an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to our hardworking personnel.

Are you a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse looking for a captivating role, working alongside the military, that offers numerous benefits and opportunities? If so, we would love to hear from you!

This is a part-time role, offering 28 hours a week.

You will feel valued as a Mental Health Practitioner within DMRC, receiving access to outstanding rewards and employee benefits including:

• An inclusive working environment
• Learning and development opportunities
• Free parking
• Access to gym and swimming pool
• Wonderful grounds and shop

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing flexible and individualised care packages to meet the mental health (MH) needs of military personnel.

You will aspire to work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to provide a specialised, occupationally focused, mental health service within a psychological rehabilitation setting. You will require robust clinical risk assessment skills and be willing to gain a solid understanding of the occupational role and needs of individuals presenting to the service.

Job responsibilities

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Providing a rapid, timely and high-quality mental health service to all patients referred to the Psychological Wellbeing Service (PSW). This will include assessment and treatment of mental health problems and implementing changes as clinically indicated.
• Managing a clinical caseload delivering optimum personal and professional standards to assist the care process in accordance with Defence Mental Health Services protocols and clinical governance.
• Providing clinical and educational resource to the various rehabilitation teams within DMRC and offer advice on mental health matters.
• Delivering up-to-date, evidence-based interventions for mental health problems based on guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Treatment Agency (NTA), which can include individual, group and tele-therapy.
• Conducting clinical risk assessments on all patients seen, evaluating the safety of the patient and managing/ advising on risk.
• Engaging in clinical supervision, case conferences/care meetings where mental health clinical input is required.
• Presenting patient updates to the PWS MDT for guidance, support and training.

Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification, which outlines the role requirements in further detail.

Person Specification

Qualifications:

• Professional knowledge acquired through degree plus relevant experience in mental health.
• Registered Mental Health Nurse or graduate level professional with background in mental health; with demonstrable experience working at Band 5 or above.
• Experience of working in a Community Mental Health setting or a Liaison Mental Health setting.
• Demonstrable experience of using NICE recommended Psychological interventions.

Registrations and Memberships:

• Must be registered with one the following regulatory bodies: NMC or HCPC

Experience:

• Previous experience working within a Defence Mental Health setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Pro-rata for part time.